Facebook Adds Official Music Videos Taking On YouTube

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Facebook is taking on YouTube in music video.

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[/news/facebooks-terrible-year-just-got-worse-what-you-need-to-know/ Facebook] said Friday it's adding official music videos to its social network in the US, starting this week. The feature will allow people to find, watch and share music videos on Facebook, taking on the world's No. 1 place to watch music videos online (and the No. 1 place to watch, well, all videos online): [ Google]'s [ YouTube]. 
[ Facebook] said it would also be the source for exclusive music video premieres in the coming weeks, including videos from artists like J. Balvin, Karol G, Sebastian Yatra, Alejandro Fernandez, Calibre 50 and Lele Pons, according to a blog post. 






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[ Facebook] is the world's biggest social network, but YouTube, with more than 2 billion viewers a month, is the internet's top source for tour thái lan video -- and official music videos crowd YouTube's rankings of the most-watched videos on the service ever. 

Facebook on Friday touted how music videos on its own platform would allow artists to engage closely with fans through features like custom AR effects and music stickers, hosting Q&As on Facebook Live, and raising money for important causes through the donate button in Live and tour thái lan giá rẻ Stories

Facebook said it's also been working with partners in India and Thailand to build the foundation of a music video experience on Facebook there too.


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